Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, TREBOR LLOYD (1909 - 1979), minister (Indepedent) and author minister, Rev William Morse, were great influences on Trebor Evans in his youth. He was educated in Bala primary school, and Ty Tan-domen, the old Grammar school, before going to Bala-Bangor Theological College and Bangor University College in 1927, with a view to entering the Christian Ministry. He graduated in Philosophy in 1930 and in Theology in 1934. He was ordained minister of Soar, Penygroes
EVANS, WILLIAM (d. 1718), Dissenting minister and academy tutor into Welsh by William Evans himself, and published in 1707; there is evidence too, that he wrote a foreword (dated 24 June 1716) to another edition of the same catechism, originally published by Matthew Henry in 1702, and now translated by James Davies (Iaco ap Dewi, 1648 - 1722). Jeremy Owen calls William Evans 'God's gift to his people.' He died probably towards the end of 1718.
EVANS, WILLIAM, Presbyterian minister, and lexicographer pretty definite proof; it is possible that Evans was already a man of mature age and previous good education before he entered the Academy. A copy of this dictionary was among the books bequeathed by Richard Morris to the Welsh Charity-school (Additional Letters of the Morrises of Anglesey (1735-86), p. 808), but Morris himself nowhere speaks of the book. William Richards (1749 - 1818) used Evans's
EVANS, WILLIAM (1734 - 1805), early Calvinistic Methodist exhorter Born at Ystrad, Llangwm, Denbighshire, but the family moved to Fedw Arian, Bala. He was baptised 31 November 1734. He was a freeholder and afterwards bought the farm of Maesgwyn in Llanfihangel-glyn-myfyr, Denbighshire, letting this out in 1781, and afterwards raising mortgages upon it - the last occasion being in 1797, when he mortgaged it to his son Morris for £500. His wife Gwen died in 1772
EVANS, WILLIAM (d. 1589/90), well-born cleric Born in the manor house at Llangattock-vibon-Avel (Llangatwg feibion Afel), Monmouthshire; according to Clark he was the eldest son of Ieuan (called by Dafydd Benwyn, 'Siôn') ap Thomas, who was descended from an illegitimate son of Sir William ap Thomas of Raglan, died 1469). William Evans held the family living (the church is in the manor park) together with a neighbouring curacy for which he
EVANS, WILLIAM (1823 - 1900), cleric
EVANS, WILLIAM (1779 - 1854), Wesleyan minister
EVANS, WILLIAM (1800 - 1880), hymnist Born 1 October 1800, fourth son of Thomas Evans (1756 - 1837) of Pen-y-feidr, Trefgarn, Pembrokeshire, and his wife, Sarah (Bevan); the father, an elder of Woodstock C.M. church, had, in his youth, acted as guide to Williams of Pantycelyn on his journeys in Pembrokeshire. William Evans had but three weeks' schooling. He became a member of Hall C.M. church c. 1820-1, and was later an elder there
EVANS, WILLIAM (Cawr Cynon; 1808 - 1860), colliery official and poet
EVANS, WILLIAM (1869 - 1948) Madagascar, minister (Congl.) and missionary Born 31 October 1869 in Y Meysydd, Landore, Swansea, son of Thomas and Mary Evans. His father owned a small mine in the area. His mother was a member of the same Sunday school as Griffith John, China and he set his mind on serving in that country. His brother David was ordained minister in Rehoboth (Congl.), Brynmawr, in 1871. William was educated at the private school run by his minister, W.S
EVANS, WILLIAM (1716 - 1770), Independent minister meeting held on 10 and 11 June at Rhyd-y-maerdy 'where the godly William Evans is the minister.' William Evans was one of the eighteen prominent ministers who signed A Vindication of the Conduct of the Associated Ministers in Wales, published in 1771 - the profession of the ministers who were moderate Calvinists. He was minister of his mother-church at Cwmllynfell, 1767-70, coming there after the great
EVANS, WILLIAM (Wil Ifan; 1883 - 1968), minister (Congl.), poet and writer in Welsh and English

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